# Accident 20081006850369A: Cessna 150M, Iowa City, IA, October 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2008, 20:45 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6397° N, 91.5472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6397&lon=-91.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533JR-2010-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,648 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006850369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT N533JR, CESSNA C-150, DEPARTED IOWA CITY, IA (IOW) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDT AND TRAVELED TO CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CID) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.  DURING THE RETURN TRIP FROM CEDAR RAPIDS TO IOWA CITY THE AICRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 CDT DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AT IOWA CITY.  THE AICRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED TO THE STREET BELOW CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT FLEW 3.4 HOURS SINCE THE LAST REFUELING.  THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS CONTAINED MINIMAL FUEL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA021), Oct 7, 2008: Cessna 150M (N533JR), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on-board prior to flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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